Man and Mystery in Asia

by Ferdinand Ossendowski

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1924. The Russian, Dr. Ossendowski, was a man of long and diverse experience as a scientist and writer whose training for careful observation helps put the stamp of accuracy and reliability on his accounts. He is best known for his book, Beast, Men and Gods. Contents are divided into the following Parts: The Land of Vanished Nomads; The Tiger Country; The Banished Island; and In the Shadow of the Great Altai. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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Accounts of exploration chiefly in Russian lanmds before World War I and the Revolution by a Pole then in Russian government service
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In den Dschungeln der Wälder und Menschen
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Nonfiction, Travel, Anthropology, General Nonfiction
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915History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in Asia
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DK750 .O8History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaRussia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – PolandHistory of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet RepublicsLocal history and description
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